Thirty-second Entryclick for refection Saturday, April 18th, 2020 Light rain.On a late morning run, I noticed more storefronts have been papered over from inside. I poked around online looking for reports of looting. I found nothing other than an $800,000 heist at...
Thirty-first Entry Friday, April 17th, 2020 The beginning and end of each day is when the oddness, the sublime stillness of this time, is most distinct. Last night, I went home after midnight. Dressed for the cold, I opened my loading door, backed my bike out onto...
Thirtieth Entry Thursday, April 16th, 2020 The quiet of the morning remains delicious.Twenty-two million people have lost their jobs in the last four weeks in the US—a more rapid loss of jobs than during the Great Depression. Yesterday, the first $1,200 stimulus...
Twenty-ninth Entry Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 This morning, I was thinking that almost no one in this city has gotten a haircut in over a month. For me, it has likely been more than two months. Austria is opening up slowly. The three-week-long Tour de France has been...
Twenty-eighth Entry Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 Morning news reports say that you can get Covid-19 a second time. Eye contact has continued at the old “normal” level – it is again possible to find a momentary connection with a stranger. Twenty-two thousand Americans...
Twenty-seventh Entry Monday, April 13th, 2020 I’ve been hearing people on the radio talk about Covid-related dreams. They are, apparently, quite common. One radio host shared her dream from the night before—something I am not sure I have heard a news commentator do....
